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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 384 · 40 questions
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Remember (My Very Easy Method): Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (“My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming”). Mercury – closest and smallest, Venus – hottest, Mars – the red planet, Jupiter – largest, Saturn – famous rings, Neptune – farthest. The Sun and the Pole Star are stars; the Moon, Titan and Ganymede are moons; Earth has 1 moon.

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  1. 1.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  5. 5.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  7. 7.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  12. 12.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  15. 15.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  23. 23.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
  28. 28.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  36. 36.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

  1. Phobos
  2. 3
  3. Mars
  4. the Sun
  5. True
  6. an astronaut
  7. True
  8. 8
  9. 24
  10. Jupiter
  11. 7
  12. its orbit
  13. Sirius
  14. Ganymede
  15. False
  16. a moon
  17. True
  18. Jupiter
  19. it reflects sunlight
  20. the Moon
  21. 1
  22. a star
  23. a planet
  24. is farthest from the Sun
  25. is the hottest planet
  26. is famous for its rings
  27. Venus
  28. a planet
  29. False
  30. Earth spins on its axis
  31. False
  32. True
  33. a telescope
  34. the Pole Star
  35. Uranus
  36. a planet
  37. Mercury
  38. is the largest planet
  39. False
  40. a moon

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